Color photography's been kicking around since the mid-1800s, but it wasn't until 1935, when Kodak put the first color-film out, that people started using it. Nonetheless, color photos from Depression-era America are scant, which is what makes these so wonderful. »8/05/10 4:20am 8/05/10 4:20am

In 1909, wealthy French banker Albert Kahn set out to create "a photographic inventory of human life on Earth." His teams took 72,000 autochrome photographs in over 50 countries, comprising the largest collection of early color photography in existence. »5/05/10 8:00pm 5/05/10 8:00pm